LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18) With the solar eclipse just around the corner, a UK astronomy professor who has traveled the world to see solar eclipses sat down with LEX 18 to describe what people should expect to see on August 21.

"A total eclipse of the sun is an event in which the moon comes between the sun and the Earth. And the moon casts its shadow on the Earth," said UK Physics and Astronomy Professor, Tom Troland.

He said to see the total solar eclipse, you have to be in the path of totality.

"It is a path across the face of the Earth, about 100 miles wide and thousands of miles long. That path of totality passes across the entire continental United States," he said.

The path of totality goes from Oregon to South Carolina, going through Western Kentucky but not through Lexington. The professor says Lexington will be able to see part of the eclipsethough.

"In Lexington, the sun will only be 95% covered at the maximum eclipse time, which is about 2:30 in the afternoon on August 21st," he said.

And he said you don't need to be an astronomer to appreciate the total solar eclipse.

"If you're a sensing human being, if you have some sense of the beauty of nature, you'll never forget what you see with a total solar eclipse," he said.

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